Monthly Archives: August 2009

Mourilyan, a 2008 winner at the Dubai International Racing Carnival and placed in the 2009 festivities, won the Windflower March Stakes (Listed) at Goodwood on Saturday. Held up at the back of a seven-horse field, Ryan Moore’s mount found plenty ...

A trio of Dubai International Racing Carnival graduates take to Windsor on Saturday in a pair of races with short fields and plenty of chances for success. Age of Reason and Traffic Guard comprise 40 percent of the Toteswinger August ...

Second to the late Big City Man in the 2009 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1), Indian Blessing (pictured below while training in Dubai this spring) will make only her second start since that effort in Saturday’s Ballerina (G1) at Saratoga. The ...

The 2007 UAE Triple Crown winner and potential starter Saratoga’s Woodward (G1) might have his plans shifted and head west to Del Mar to run in the Pacific Classic (G1), so trainer Kiaran McLaughlin told Bloodhorse legend Steve Haskin. Unbeaten in 2009, ...

The 50-1 upset winner of the 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1), Mine That Bird is being pointed to the 2010 Dubai World Cup (G1) and its $10,000,000 purse. So says racing writer Vic Zast, who spends each summer tracking stories in ...

Those attempting to access the websites of the Dubai Racing Club and its affiliates will notice some new error messages, indicating the site is offline. Indeed, it is. The Dubai Racing Club is in the process of renovating their sites, ...

Two races on Friday’s York August festival card will offer several Dubai International Racing Carnival veterans: Russian Sage, Kandidate, and Lord Admiral give it a go in the SkyBet Strensall Stakes (G3) over an extended mile, a race that will ...

After a disappointing effort this year in Dubai, Godolphin’s Vineyard Haven is scheduled to make his return to the races on the Travers undercard at Saratoga with a start in the King’s Bishop Stakes (G1). In just one Dubai start, the winner ...

Reports emerged today that private purchases away from the Ballydoyle contingent trained by Aidan O’Brien will yield some new horses in Mike De Kock’s Newmarket yard, with a strong chance of seeing these two colts in Dubai next year. The horses ...

The hot hand of the Godolphin Stable continued their strong run as the winner of the Mahab Al Shimaal (G3), Gayego, was victorious in his return to racing, a six furlong allowance race at Saratoga. The second home in the ...

After taking some time to recover from a winter in Dubai, 2009 Mahab Al Shimaal (G3) winner Gayego is scheduled to make his return to the races on Monday at Saratoga in a six furlong allowance race. Gayego defeated eventual Dubai ...